Syslog Server - Send Log Message
Syslog Server - Send Log Message sends a message with the action results summary to syslog and optional messages with the device data for each of the devices in the query results as a JSON file. It sends a JSON file with data about the system entity queried, for queries created on Activity logs and Fetch History using filters.
To use this action, you must enable the Use Syslog setting and configure a Syslog host and port. For more details, see Configuring Syslog Settings.
The message includes:
- The Enforcement Set name
- The triggered query
- The condition for executing the Enforcement action (if it exists)
- The number of current and previous results
See Creating Enforcement Sets to learn more about adding Enforcement Actions to Enforcement Sets.
Note:
- Not all asset types are supported for all Enforcement Actions.
- See Actions supported for Activity Logs, Adapters Fetch History, and Asset Investigation modules.
- See Actions supported for Vulnerabilities.
- See Actions supported for Software.
Message Example
The following text is a sample message.
Alert - "test" for the following query has been triggered: Missing Sophos
Alert Details The alert was triggered because: The number of entities is above 0 The number of devices returned by the query:4 The previous number of devices was:4
_You can view the query and its results here: https://demo-latest.axonius.com/devices?view=MissingSophos
Required Fields
These fields are required to run the Enforcement Action.
- Action name - The name of this Enforcement Action. The system sets a default name. You can change the name.
- Configure Dynamic Values - Toggle on to enter a Dynamic Value statement. See Creating Enforcement Action Dynamic Value Statements to learn more about Dynamic Value statement syntax.
- Message severity (default: info) - Select the message severity: info, warning or error.
Additional Fields
These fields are optional.
- Send result details - When selected, sends additional messages to Syslog with the details of the results.
- Use RFC5424 Compliant Timestamp - When selected, sends all Syslog messages using the RFC 5424 protocol.
For more details about other Enforcement Actions available, see Action Library.
Updated about 11 hours ago
